joe biden serenaded by jamie foxx in a pretty special night earlier of course it's very special chicago moment the president and first lady serenaded by chicagos very young jennifer hudson really an electric moment in the day that has been full of them. quite literally singing the president's praises elissa ickes joining it was to of celebrities gathered to celebrate an inaugural address calling for a more united america let us each embrace with solemn duty and also join what is our lasting birthright. with common effort and common purpose with passion and with dedication let us answer the call and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom traditionally its the speech that sets the tone of shares the president's vision for the future it's passion not policy what makes this exceptional what makes us america is our allegiance to an idea articulated in the declaration made more than two centuries ago. we hold these truths to be self-evident. that all men are created equal. they're the words that hundreds of thousands poured on to the national mall to here this evening e